Gaoyao Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn)

Gaoyao Macrobrachium rosenbergii

　　    The 10,000-mu Macrobrachium rosenbergii farming base in Gaoyao City was first established in the late 1990s. In February 2005, it passed the certification as a non-polluting agricultural product production area by Guangdong Province and has since served as a model demonstration site for high-quality, non-polluting aquatic product farming in our city. The base is located beside the Guangzhou-Zhaoqing Expressway and includes three areas—Sanguanlang, Jiaotanglang, and Dazhulang—in the towns of Jindu and Baitu, covering a total area of 36,000 mu with an annual yield of 14,000 tons. Among this, the overwintering shrimp farming covers 11,000 mu, producing 6,000 tons, making it the largest Macrobrachium rosenbergii and overwintering shrimp farming base among county-level cities in the province. In January 2008, Gaoyao City was awarded the title of “Hometown of Chinese Macrobrachium rosenbergii” by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance.